Baby Names That Mean Lion
261 baby names meaning lion — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means lion? Here are 261 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of lion. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Yarel#11888 in the U.S.A modern Latin-American coined name, variously echoing Yaretzi and Yariel ('lion of God'); no sAerial#11963 in the U.S.A spelling of Ariel — from the Hebrew, 'lion of God' (ari, 'lion', + el, 'God'); also influenceAhria#11973 in the U.S.A spelling of Aria/Ariah — variously Italian, 'a melody; a song; air', Persian, 'noble', and a Areyah#12048 in the U.S.A modern spelling near Ariah/Aria; by those routes it touches the Hebrew ari ('lion; lioness') Arii#12052 in the U.S.Arii reads as a doubled-i spelling of Ari, a short name with several roots — Hebrew ari ('lion'Airiella#12163 in the U.S.Airiella is a modern elaboration of Ariella (feminine of Ariel, 'lion of God' / 'lioness of GodArale#12249 in the U.S.Arale reads as a Hebrew-style pet form (the -le ending is affectionate in Yiddish/Hebrew, as inAryela#12267 in the U.S.Aryela is a spelling of Ariela, the feminine of Ariel, from Hebrew ari'el, 'lion(ess) of God'. Aslin#12277 in the U.S.Aslin reads as a modern name, possibly a softened form of Aslan ('lion', Turkic/Turkish) or a bArieliz#12294 in the U.S.A contemporary blend name built on Ariel - Hebrew ari ('lion') plus el ('God') - with the -iz/-Arial#12365 in the U.S.A spelling of Ariel, from the Hebrew for 'lion of God,' now also widely known as the name of thAhriyah#13246 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling echoing Ariah/Aria (variously 'lioness of God', Hebrew, and 'air/meloAriyelle#13368 in the U.S.A modern feminine spelling near Ariel, from the Hebrew for 'lion of God,' softened with the -elArri#13372 in the U.S.Arri reads as a doubled-r spelling of Ari, a short name with roots in Hebrew ari ('lion') and uAriell#13609 in the U.S.A modern double-l spelling of Ariel, from Hebrew ari ('lion') and El ('God') — 'lion of God'. IAriellys#13610 in the U.S.A modern Latino coinage joining Ariel/Ariella (Hebrew 'lion of God') with the -lys/-ys ending cArielah#13617 in the U.S.A feminine extension of Ariel, from the Hebrew for 'lion of God' — read here as 'lioness of GodDiarra#13651 in the U.S.A Mandinka/Bambara (West African) name/surname, variously glossed 'a gift' and 'a lion' (a clanErial#13956 in the U.S.Most readily read as a respelling of Ariel, Hebrew 'lion of God' — a name used in scripture forEriella#13957 in the U.S.A modern spelling closest to Ariella, the feminine elaboration of Ariel, Hebrew 'lion of God'. Lavie#14385 in the U.S.A short modern name that echoes the Hebrew lavi ('lion') and the French la vie ('life; the lifeLeiona#14445 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Leona, the feminine of Leon, from Latin leo, 'lion' — so 'lioness'. The -eLeota#14453 in the U.S.A name well used in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America whose origin is not settledLlewellyn#14482 in the U.S.An anglicized spelling of the Welsh Llywelyn, borne by the medieval princes of Gwynedd. Its rooNalla#14701 in the U.S.Nalla spells Nala, a name best known in the U.S. from the lioness in The Lion King. Nala also hAriele#15181 in the U.S.Ariele is a feminine spelling of Ariel, from Hebrew ari'el, 'lion of God'. In the Bible it is aAeriella#15349 in the U.S.A modern American elaboration blending Ariella — from the Hebrew Ariel, 'lion of God' — with thAriellie#15427 in the U.S.A modern respelling standing beside Ariel and Arielle. Hebrew Ariel means 'lion of God' and appArieli#15483 in the U.S.Built on Ariel, from Hebrew ari ('lion') and el ('God') - 'lion of God,' a name used in the HebAryel#15505 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Ariel, from the Hebrew for 'lion of God.' Airy and current; used here for Laioni#16508 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no documented source. It sits near Leoni and Leona, names built on Latin SekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fierc
Boy Names
Leonidus#11747 in the U.S.Leonidus is a variant spelling of Leonidas, from Greek leon ('lion'), meaning 'lion-like' or 'sMohammadhamza#11845 in the U.S.A joined combination of Muhammad ('praiseworthy; praised'), the name of the Prophet of Islam, wOtniel#11923 in the U.S.A form of Othniel, from the Hebrew Otni'el, often read 'lion of God' or 'God is my force.' OthnBassel#12277 in the U.S.A spelling of Basil/Basel — from Arabic, 'brave; valiant; fearless; lion-like'Ahsad#12360 in the U.S.A name read near Asad, the Arabic name for 'lion,' or as a modern Ah- respelling. Its exact rooDaleon#12680 in the U.S.A modern blended name joining a 'Da-' prefix with Leon (from Greek 'leon', 'lion'). A contemporJaider#12791 in the U.S.A Latin-American spelling of Haider/Hyder — from Arabic haydar, 'a lion' (an epithet of Ali); rHamse#12918 in the U.S.Hamse is a Somali form of the Arabic name Hamza, tied to hamuza ('steadfast, strong') and long Haydar#12933 in the U.S.From the Arabic haydar, 'lion,' famously a title of Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law ofHyder#12960 in the U.S.From the Arabic Haydar (Hyder), 'lion,' a byname of bravery and strength famously linked to AliIslan#12982 in the U.S.Islan is a modern coinage with several possible reads: the English word island, the Turkish andLenard#13132 in the U.S.A spelling of Leonard — from the Germanic, 'brave/strong as a lion; lion-heart' (leon, 'lion', Lyonel#13175 in the U.S.Lyonel is a French spelling of Lionel, a diminutive of Leon ('lion'), meaning 'young lion' or 'Laythan#13378 in the U.S.Laythan is a modern American coinage. It is most often read as Layth — the Arabic name meaning Osaid#13379 in the U.S.From the Arabic Usaid — a diminutive of Asad, 'a lion', hence 'a little lion'; borne by a compaOsayd#13380 in the U.S.A spelling of Usayd/Osaid — from Arabic, a diminutive of Asad, 'a lion'; 'a little lion'Leano#13381 in the U.S.Leano is a modern name with an Italian-sounding tail. Most families read it as a Leo name — LatLeno#13385 in the U.S.Leno is a short Italian-style name. It works as a clipped form of names ending in -leno or -enoLeonas#13387 in the U.S.Leonas is the Lithuanian form of Leo/Leon, from Latin leo and Greek leon, 'lion'. Lithuanian adLeonnel#13388 in the U.S.Leonnel is a spelling of Lionel — an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'lion'. TheLeoric#13389 in the U.S.Leoric is a modern name built on old parts: Leo, from Latin leo, 'lion', and the Germanic name Lionell#13401 in the U.S.Lionell is a double-l spelling of Lionel, an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'liRyel#13516 in the U.S.A modern coined name, variously echoing Riel/Ariel ('lion of God', Hebrew) and a Ry- coinage; nRyell#13517 in the U.S.A modern coined name, variously echoing Riel/Ariel ('lion of God') and the surname Ryle; no sinMohammadazlan#13532 in the U.S.Mohammadazlan joins Mohammad — Arabic Muhammad, 'praiseworthy', the name of the Prophet — with Shahmir#13589 in the U.S.From the Persian, 'a king; a ruler' (shah, 'king', + mir, 'commander; prince'; also read as 'liSymba#13659 in the U.S.A respelling of Simba, Swahili for 'lion,' familiar worldwide from Disney's The Lion King, whicRaslan#13734 in the U.S.Raslan is an Arabic and Levantine form of the Turkic Arslan, 'lion'. The name spread through thShervin#13867 in the U.S.A Persian name borne by a legendary hero of the Tabaristan tradition; often read with the sense